Chess Is Wild

By Peter Leyva

Introduction

This is my new addition to the chess variant pages, I call it
"Chess is Wild". The difference in this game is the movement of
the pieces and the "W" added to the inner 16 squares. The
"W" is a wild square. This lets the chess pieces move in a added
tactic.

Setup

The game is set up on a traditional (8x8 grid) and uses
traditional chess pieces. The inner 16 squares are designated as wild
squares.

Pieces

The special movements for the pieces when in a wild square are as follows:

Pawns are designated with the club movement. They can move and capture 1
or 2 spaces forward, or 1 space diagonally. This piece is purely progressive.

Rooks are designated with the spade movement. They can move and capture on
the 3rd square forward, making this piece a leaper. It also moves and captures 1
square diagonally, this piece is not purely a progressive piece.

Knights are designated with the heart movement. They can move and capture
1square forward, or 1 square diagonally, and like a traditional FIDE Knight,
this piece is also not subject to being a purely progressive piece.

The Bishops are designated with the diamond movement. They can move and
capture on the 3rd square forward, or 1 square diagonally, and like a traditional
FIDE Knight, this piece also is not subject to being a purely progressive
piece.

The Queen moves in a traditional fide fashion.

The King moves in a traditional fide fashion and has the ability to use
all the movements that a wild square offers except that of a Queen.

Rules

The chess pieces move in a traditional form.

They also move in a form of a designated poker card symbol, such as
the club, heart, spade, and diamond. They can only move in a card
form when they are on a wild square with a "W" on it.